Flo Selecta, Derby - April 2017
History Flo Selecta or more correctly “the northern relief culvert” commences at Markeaton Park, near to the confluence of the Markeaton and Mackworth brooks. Each brook has its own inlet spillway,...
View ArticleMasticator, Leeds, October 2017
Masticator is a drain in Leeds, that takes in Sheepscar beck, Meanwood beck, Ladywell beck and Timble beck, joining the river Aire opposite the Royal Armories. This was a solo visit, completed in two...
View ArticleDrongos Den - Glasgow, May 2017
I have to admit, its been a while. This year has not been as full of exploration as I would like... How ever earlier this year, I had Prowler and Critt from Melbourne head over this side of the world...
View ArticleRiver Lea - Luton, May 2017
Prowler and Critt came over from Melbourne, I picked them up from the train station and we headed to an aircraft museum, at this point we hadent even thought about getting underground, that was until...
View ArticlePlunger - Milton Keynes [June 2017]
History Plunger is a storm drain, constructed around 1977 during the development of MK. Its task (or so it would appear) is to take surface water away from the city center of Milton Keynes. It dumps to...
View ArticleGypsey Race Culverts, Bridlington Oct 2017
The Gypsey Race is Bridlingtons main river. I've known about its culverts since I started visiting family in the area a few years ago but heard that it just goes under a few buildings and into the...
View ArticleRevolver, Manchester Oct 2017
Revolver My thanks go to those who have been here before me and your reports, which helped me find this. It was still a sod to get to though! Revolver is essentially a victorian CSO that when...
View ArticleThe Breach, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, November 2017
The Breach is 'a short culverted section of the Sough Dike outfalling in to the River Don, in Oughtibridge, near Sheffield. The infall has concrete reinforcement but the primary construction is stone....
View ArticleDragons Tooth, Manchester - March 2012.
Dragons Tooth, Manchester My day of draining continued, and after a couple of fails and much driving/walking about I headed back to a place I had once recced for a closer look Last time I was here it...
View ArticleMinitron Culvert, Sheffield, November 2017
The History Minitron is a culvert in the Kelham Island area of Sheffield, covering an offshoot of the River Don. It has historically been known locally as ‘Millsands Goit’. ‘The word “goit” means “a...
View ArticleRoundhay Park Tunnels and Spillway, Leeds, November 2017
‘Roundhay Park is one of the most popular parks in Leeds due to its size, grandeur and array of things to see and do. Three miles north of Leeds city centre, Roundhay Park covers over 700 acres of...
View ArticleRubiks - South Western Storm Relief, London April 2017
Rubiks - South Western Storm Relief I had a look round this storm drain back in the Spring along with a few others in London. This is the only one that I've walked the full length of (pretty much) so...
View ArticleRubix - South Western Storm Relief, London April 2017
Rubix - South Western Storm Relief I had a look round this storm drain back in the Spring along with a few others in London. This is the only one that I've walked the full length of (pretty much) so...
View Article'Interzone', Bagley Dike, Sheffield, November 2017
‘Interzone’ As far as I’m aware, this is a previously unreported drain, so I’m claiming naming rights and calling this ‘Interzone’ (because a drain named after a Joy Division song can only be a good...
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Car Brook Culverts, Sheffield, November 2017
Having recently spotted a promising part of this drain from the car I thought I was on to a previously unseen find here, but it turns out that @Kaplan reported on this back in 2012 (followed by @WB...
View Article'Stoopatron', Meers Brook Culvert, Sheffield, December 2017
Unexpectedly, one of my favourite Sheffield drains so far. Recent map scrutiny revealed a possible culvert built over Meers Brook, which it turned out has already been explored and named here as...
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'Old Man River', Sheffield, December 2017
This find comes as a result of a conversation with @tucker whose lead sparked a memory of this outfall that I vaguely recalled passing many years back. A quick recce trip and we have an explore....
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'LOL Drain', Knostrop Treatment Works Outlet, Leeds, December 2017
Onwards, to Leeds with @Esoteric Eric for a drain that's part of a water treatment works. 'The Knostrop Treatment Works, operated by FCC Environment, is the south east of Leeds, on the River Aire. The...
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Macro / Academy, Bradford, December 2017
History etc 'Bradford Beck is a river that flows through Bradford and on to the River Aire at Shipley. As it reaches Bradford city centre it runs underground after being built over in the 19th...
View ArticleDeep Ochre, London Dec 2017
North Eastern Storm Relief a.k.a Deep Ochre The North Eastern Storm Relief (N.E.S.R) is an 8km long Storm Relief drain starting at the Northern High Level Interceptor near Arsenal Station, flowing...
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